Staples the Office Superstore East, Inc. v. Flushing Town Center III, L.P.

This commercial lease dispute between the plaintiff, Staples the Office Superstore East, Inc. (hereinafter Staples or the tenant), and the defendant, Flushing Town Center III, L.E (herein*639after the landlord), came about as a result of Staples’ termination of the parties’ 15-year lease, prior to taking possession of the subject premises, on the ground that the landlord failed to satisfy a key lease provision setting forth a cotenancy requirement. This provision required that the landlord lease the premises adjacent to Staples’ leased premises to a “national retailer having not less than 100…